Method and system for a rebuild of a workload in a composable infrastructure

Abstract

A method for managing data includes obtaining, by a management module, a resource device replacement request specifying a first resource device, in response to the resource device replacement request: updating a resource allocation master list to specify a failed status of the first resource device, selecting a second resource device using the resource allocation master list based on a standby status of the second resource device, updating a resource device entry associated with the second resource device to specify an in use status of the second resource device, and initiating a resource device replacement for the second resource device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for managing data, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by a management module, a resource device replacement request specifying a first resource device, wherein the first resource device is initially implementing a workload; 
 in response to the resource device replacement request:
 updating a resource allocation master list to specify a failed status of the first resource device, 
 wherein the resource allocation master list comprises a first resource device entry associated with the first resource device and a second resource device entry associated with a second resource device,
 wherein the first resource device entry comprises a resource device identifier of the first resource device, a first resource device type of the first resource device, and a first resource device status of the first resource device, 
 wherein the second resource device entry comprises a second resource device identifier of the second resource device, a second resource device type of the second resource device, and a second resource device status of the first resource device, 
 wherein updating the resource allocation master list comprises updating the resource device status to specify the failed status; 
 
 selecting a second resource device using the resource allocation master list based on a standby status of the second resource device, 
 wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are associated with an infrastructure persona; 
 updating the second resource device entry to specify an in use status of the second resource device; and 
 initiating a resource device replacement for the second resource device, wherein, after initiating the resource device replacement, the second resource device is implementing the workload, 
 wherein initiating the resource device replacement comprises:
 transitioning the second resource device to an operational state; and 
 after the second resource device is in an operational state, directing communication between other resource devices in the workload to second resource device. 
 
 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are processing devices. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are storage devices. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are network devices. 
     
     
       5. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for managing data, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by a management module, a resource device replacement request specifying a first resource device, wherein the first resource device is initially implementing a workload; 
 in response to the resource device replacement request:
 updating a resource allocation master list to specify a failed status of the first resource device, 
 wherein the resource allocation master list comprises a first resource device entry associated with the first resource device and a second resource device entry associated with a second resource device,
 wherein the first resource device entry comprises a resource device identifier of the first resource device, a first resource device type of the first resource device, and a first resource device status of the first resource device, 
 wherein the second resource device entry comprises a second resource device identifier of the second resource device, a second resource device type of the second resource device, and a second resource device status of the first resource device, 
 wherein updating the resource allocation master list comprises updating the resource device status to specify the failed status; 
 
 selecting a second resource device using the resource allocation master list based on a standby status of the second resource device, 
 wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are associated with an infrastructure persona; 
 updating a resource device entry associated with the second resource device to specify an in use status of the second resource device; and 
 initiating a resource device replacement for the second resource device, wherein, after initiating the resource device replacement, the second resource device is implementing the workload, 
 wherein initiating the resource device replacement comprises:
 transitioning the second resource device to an operational state; and 
 after the second resource device is in an operational state, directing communication between other resource devices in the workload to second resource device. 
 
 
 
     
     
       6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 5 , wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are processing devices. 
     
     
       7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 5 , wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are storage devices. 
     
     
       8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 5 , wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are network devices. 
     
     
       9. A system, comprising:
 a processor; and 
 memory comprising instructions, which when executed by the processor, perform a method, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by a management module, a resource device replacement request specifying a first resource device, wherein the first resource device is initially implementing a workload; 
 in response to the resource device replacement request:
 updating a resource allocation master list to specify a failed status of the first resource device, 
 wherein the resource allocation master list comprises a first resource device entry associated with the first resource device and a second resource device entry associated with a second resource device,
 wherein the first resource device entry comprises a resource device identifier of the first resource device, a first resource device type of the first resource device, and a first resource device status of the first resource device, 
 wherein the second resource device entry comprises a second resource device identifier of the second resource device, a second resource device type of the second resource device, and a second resource device status of the first resource device, 
 wherein updating the resource allocation master list comprises updating the resource device status to specify the failed status; 
 
 selecting a second resource device using the resource allocation master list based on a standby status of the second resource device, 
 wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are associated with an infrastructure persona; 
 updating a resource device entry associated with the second resource device to specify an in use status of the second resource device; and 
 initiating a resource device replacement for the second resource device, wherein, after initiating the resource device replacement, the second resource device is implementing the workload, 
 wherein initiating the resource device replacement comprises:
 transitioning the second resource device to an operational state; and 
 after the second resource device is in an operational state, directing communication between other resource devices in the workload to second resource device. 
 
 
 
 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are processing devices. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first resource device and the second resource device are storage devices.